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<H2>Before You Leave the Airport</H2>

<H3>Narita Tourist Information Center (TIC)</H3>

  Stop at Narita TIC located in the arrival lobby of Passenger Terminal 2 for information. It is staffed by multilingual travel experts and can answer questions and provide free maps
and brochures.  A stop at the Narita TIC saves travel planning time in advance.
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   Narita TIC's office hours:
   9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., every day year-round
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<H3>Money Exchange</H3>

  Japanese public transport, stores and restaurants are legally
forbidden to accept foreign currencies.  You do need small amounts of yen currency for immediate needs.  If you have foreign bank notes other than U.S. dollars, it is wise to convert some of it to yen while at the airport.  Even at leading city banks, tellers are not always accustomed to seeing foreign bank notes, and may keep you waiting while they consult with their superiors.  Traveler's checks can be cashed quickly at banks, but few stores or restaurants accept them.   Unused yen (bank notes only; no coins) can be reconverted into foreign currencies at the airport with no limitation, provided the exchange center has sufficient funds for reconversion.  The money exchange counter at Narita Airport is open from 6:00 a.m. until the last flight arrives at night.  Foreign currencies handled at that center include
the Australian dollar, Austrian schilling*, Belgian franc*, Canadian
dollar, Danish krone*, Deutsche mark, Dutch guilder*, Finland Markka*, French franc, Hong Kong dollar, Italian lira, New Zealand dollar, Norwegian krone*, Singapore dollar, Spanish peseta, Pound sterling, Swiss franc, Swedish krona* and U.S. dollar. All 19 currencies can be exchanged for Japanese yen but not necessarily vice versa for currencies marked by an asterisk.

<H3>Japan Rail Pass Exchange Order</H3>

Obtain your Japan Rail Pass by exchanging your Exchange Order at the airport's Japan Railway (JR) ticket counter (open daily 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.).  The date of validation of your Pass can be any day wihtin 3 months of the issuing date of your Exchange Order.  You can use the Pass for the JR train trip between Narita Airport and Tokyo.

<H3>Luggage Delivery Services</H3>

If you do not wish to carry your luggage, you can arrange to have it
delivered to your hotel in Tokyo the next day.  Delivery service
counters at the airport include abc Co.  Ltd., Kamataki Unyu Co.  Ltd. 
(QL Liner), Airport Ground Service (AGS), Sky Porter and Green Port
Agency (GPA).  Charge per piece up to 30kg is about 2,000 yen.